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Governs
A
Blood
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Controls
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- the blood vessels
- sweat
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Manifests in the
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complexion
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4
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Houses the
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Mind/Shen
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5
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Related to
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Joy
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6
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Opens into the
A
tongue
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Smell
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scorched
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Seasons
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Summer
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Directions
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South
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Colours
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Red
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Tastes
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Bitter
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Climates
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Heat
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Stages of Development
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Growth
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Planets
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Mars
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Animals
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Birds
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Domestic animals
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Fowl
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Grains
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Beans
18
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Sense organs
A
Tongue
19
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Tissues
A
Vessels
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Emotions
A
Joy
21
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Sounds
A
Laughing
22
Q
Houses the
A
Mind = related to sleep
strong Heart (esp HT Blood) = easy to fall asleep and sound sleeping
weak Heart (esp HT Blood) = “mind has no residence” = inability to fall asleep, disturbed sleep, excessive dreaming
23
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Joy
A
slows it down
24
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Sadness
A
depletes it
25
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Grief
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depletes it
26
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Anger
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makes it rise
27
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Worry
A
knots it
28
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HT pathology
A
- mental emotional ssxs
- depression, anxiety, insomnia
- palpitations
- pathology of the Mind reflected in the spirit of the eyes
29
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Empty Patterns
A
- HT Qi xu
- HT Yang xu
- HT Yang collapse
- HT Blood xu
- HT Yin xu
30
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- palpitations (in the daytime and with exertion)
- SOB with exertion, slight depression, spontaneous sweats, tiredness, pale face
- T: pale or normal
- P: empty
A
HT Qi xu
31
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- palpitations (in the daytime and with exertion)
- SOB with exertion, slight depression, spontaneous sweats, tiredness
- bright pale face, coldness, cold hands, slightly stuffy discomfort in the HT region
- T: pale, sl wet
- P: deep-weak; knotted if severe
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Heart Yang xu
32
Q
- palpitations, SOB, weak shallow breaths, profuse sweating, grey-white complexion, cold
limbs, coma if severe - cyanotic lips
- T: very pale or bluish purple, short
- P: hidden-minute-knotted
A
HT Yang Collapse
33
Q
- palpitations (at night time, even with rest and with slight anxiety)
- easily startled, poor memory, dizziness, pale lips, dull pale complexion
- dream disturbed sleep, insomnia (hard time falling but they sleep well)
- T: pale, thin, sl. dry
- P: choppy or fine
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Heart Blood xu
34
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- palpitations
- easily startled, poor memory, anxiety, fidgety, mental restlessness, uneasiness
- dream disturbed sleep, insomnia (hard time falling and they wake a lot)
- dry mouth and throat, night sweats
- T: no coat, deep midline crack reaching the tip
- P: floating, empty
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HT Yin xu
35
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Full Patterns
A
- HT Fire Blazing
- Phlegm Fire Harassing the HT
- Phlegm Misting the Mind
- HT Qi stagnation
- HT Vessel Obstructed
36
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- palpitations, thirst, bitter taste after a bad nights sleep, red face, insomnia, dream disturbed sleep, mental restlessness, feeling agitated, feeling of heat
- red rimmed tongue and mouth ulcers
- hematuria or dark urine
- T: red, tip redder and swollen w red points, Yellow coat, possible midline crack reaching the tip
- P: full, rapid, overflowing, esp in L. cun, possibly Hasty
A
HT Fire Blazing
37
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- palpitations, thirst, bitter taste, red face, insomnia, dream disturbed sleep
- mental restlessness, agitation, mental confusion, tendency to hit or scold, rash behavior,
uncontrollable laughter or crying, shouting or muttering, mania and depression or dullness, - chest oppression, incoherent speech, rattling in the throat, expectoration of phlegm
- T: red, swollen, yellow dry sticky coat, deep heart crack; tip may be redder w swollen red points
- P: full, rapid, slippery OR rapid, overflowing, slippery OR rapid, full, wiry
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Phlegm Fire Harassing the HT
38
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- mental confusion, mental depression, unconsciousness, lethargic stupor, incoherent speech, slurring of the speech, aphasia
- vomiting of phlegm, rattling sound in the throat, very dull eyes, emotional lability
- T: swollen w a thick sticky coat, and a midline crack reaching the tip
- P: slippery
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Phlegm Misting the Heart
39
Q
- palpitations, sighing
- feeling of distention or oppression of the chest, depression, slight lump in the throat, slight SOB
- poor appetite, slight nausea, cold limbs, slight purple lips, pale complexion
- T: sl. pale purple on the sides in the chest area
- P: empty but very slightly overflowing in the HT
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HT Qi stagnation
40
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- palpitations
- stabbing or pricking pain of the HT region that comes and goes and may radiate to the upper back or
shoulder, pain that increases with cold and decreases with warmth - feeling of oppression of the chest, SOB with inability to lie down, depression, mental restlessness,
flustered feeling, dislike of speaking, expectoration of phlegm, heavy feeling, cold hands, purple face,
lips and nails - T: swollen w a sticky coat, purple on the sides in the chest area
- P: wiry, choppy or knotted; slippery if
Phlegm is predominant
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HT Vessel Obstructed
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- palpitations
- stabbing or pricking pain in the chest which may radiate out to the inner aspect of the L. arm or shoulder
- oppression or constriction of the chest, cyanotic lips and nails, cold hands
- T: purple in its entirety, or only on the sides in the chest area
- P: choppy, wiry or knotted
A
HT Blood stasis
42
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Empty-Full Patterns
A
HT Blood stasis
